Kyung Hee JUNG

Work Experience
1. Korean and Ancient Korean Language Teacher at Dong-Hwa Institute in Seoul, South Korea (September 1997 - March 1998; September 1999 - June 2000)
2. Office Employee at National Geographic Magazine Korea, Seoul, South Korea (September 2000 - June 200)
3. Freelance Translator at:
◦ BuonBooks Publisher (Editorial Director: Jung Lan-Ki), Seoul, South Korea (2015 - 2020)
◦ Marco Polo Publisher (Editorial Director: Kim Hyo-Jin), Sejong-si, South Korea (2021 - Present)
◦ Itta publisher (Editorial Director: Kim Hyun-Woo), Seoul, South Korea (2022 - Present)
Education
1. Bachelor’s Degree in Italian Language and Literature, Catholic University of Taegu, South Korea (1996)
2. Italian Language Courses, University for Foreigners of Perugia (September 1996 – June 1997)
3. Single Courses at the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy, University of Torino as a scholar of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (1998-1999)
4. Master’s degree in Italian Literature, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, South Korea (2000)
5. Master’s Degree in Teaching Italian as a Second Language, University of Padova (2003).
6. PhD in Italian Studies (XIX Cycle), University of Padova (2008)
7. Creative Writing Course organized by the University of Bologna and the Eksetra Association (March 2010 - May 2010)
Publications
Theses:
1. Bachelor’s Thesis in Italian Language and Literature: Analysis of the text <La Noia> by Alberto Moravia, Supervisor: Prof. Kim Hyo-Shin (1996)
2. Master’s Thesis: Nature in the Poetics of Giacomo Leopardi, Supervisor: Prof. Han Hyung-Gon (2000)
3. Master’s Thesis in Teaching Italian as a Second Language: <I Sonetti dell'Anniversario> by Giorgio Caproni: Stylistic Analysis and Didactic Proposals, Supervisor: Prof. Sergio Bozzola (2003)
4. PhD Dissertation in Italian Studies: The Love Treatises of the 16th Century and <Dialogo dell’Infinita D’Amore> by Tullia d’Aragona, Coordinator and Supervisor: Prof. Guido Baldassarri (2008)
Korean Translations:
1. <Youth> by Paolo Sorrentino, BuonBooks Publisher, May 26, 2016
2. <Una Giornata e Altri 8 Racconti> by Luigi Pirandello, BuonBooks Publisher, September 23, 2019
3. <L'Arminuta> by Donatella Di Pietrantonio, BuonBooks Publisher, July 27, 2020
4. <Quaderni di Serafino Gubbio Operatore> by Luigi Pirandello, upcoming publication by Marco Polo Publisher
5. <La Coscienza di Zeno> by Italo Svevo, upcoming publication by Itta Publisher
Additionally, I promoted and collaborated on the publication of <Canale Mussolini> by Antonio Pennacchi, BuonBooks Publisher, July 27, 2020
Korean Subtitles for Italian Films:
For the Italian Film Festival in South Korea organized by IFA (September 11, 2016 - September 28, 2016)
1. "La Verità Sta in Cielo" by Roberto Faenza
2. "Latin Lover" by Cristina Comencini
3. "La Variabile Umana" by Bruno Oliviero
Articles:
1. "Watching and reading Youth" published in the IFAF Film Festival Catalog, South Korea, November 2016
2. On the TV program "Amici" and Italian TV channels, Online magazine Plus81Studios, South Korea, September 2017
3. “L’Ermetismo”, Quarterly magazine <Poetry and the Human>, South Korea, June 2018